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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of the 
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Libertyville Boys Club on the occasion of the club's 75th 
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anniversary on September 6, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Libertyville Boys Club (LBC) is a 
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volunteer-based Illinois not-for-profit organization that 
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creates and administers tackle football and cheerleading 
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programs; the program originally served as a boxing club, 
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drawing large crowds to Lake County until the boxing program 
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dwindled during World War II; historically serving all of Lake 
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County, the LBC currently serves Libertyville and central Lake 
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County by making instructional and participative football and 
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cheerleading programs available to boys and girls between the 
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ages of six and fourteen; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Libertyville Boys Club played their first 
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football games at St. Joe's and Highland Schools in 
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Libertyville; in the late 1970s, the program was moved to 
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Butler Lake Park, where it resides today; in the early 1980s, 
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the league's numbers dwindled to a low of 100 participating 
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athletes; however, through the inspired efforts of Bill 
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DeBruler, Dennis Mudd, and Jean French, the LBC moved forward 
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and will teach football to over 800 athletes during the 2008 
 


 






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fall season; and
 
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    WHEREAS, The Libertyville Boys Club seeks to teach the 
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fundamentals of the game of football and to promote a sense of 
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sportsmanship and fair play to youth through participation in 
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team activities while in an environment that stresses fun for 
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all participants; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Libertyville Boys Club has provided youth 
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sports activities to over 15,000 participants since its 
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inception; the LBC Football Program currently fields 24 
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in-house teams, 16 flag football teams, and 5 travel teams that 
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serve over 800 boys and girls in the Libertyville area; and

 
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    WHEREAS, All participants in the Libertyville Boys Club 
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Youth Football program have the right to be part of a team, to 
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try out for any position and earn the position through effort 
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and skill demonstrated at practice and during games, and to 
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participate in all games at a position assigned by the coaching 
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staff and in accordance the rules; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Many former players, as well as ex-NFL players, 
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have coached or are now coaching in the Libertyville Boys Club 
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Youth Football program, including Glen Kozlowski, Jim 
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Thornton, Ron Rivera, Jim Morissey, Dave Duerson, Robin Earl, 
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Vince Tobin, and Bob Wylie; the LBC has also produced numerous 
 


 






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high school and college-level football players and current NFL 
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Houston Texan Kevin Walter; and
 
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    WHEREAS, The Libertyville Boys Club continues to flourish 
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under the direction of the current Board of Directors; the 
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members of the Board of Directors are Meade Detweiler, Mike 
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Currier, Rich Danilkowitz, John Teichman, Mike Johnson, and 
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Danny Nickolich; and
 
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    WHEREAS, The Libertyville Boys Club Youth Football program 
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has imparted the values of sportsmanship, self-confidence, and 
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integrity to countless young men and women in the State of 
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Illinois, an accomplishment worthy of the greatest respect; 
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therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate the members of the Libertyville Boys Club on the 
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occasion of the club's 75th anniversary and wish them continued 
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success and happiness in the future; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the Libertyville Boys Club as a symbol of our 
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esteem and respect.